World Pasty Championships, St. Austell, England

Ben Foster

This is not what it sounds like. To enter a Cornish pasty (PAS-tee) in the March 1 event, the little meat pie must have European Union Protected Geographical Indication status, meaning it must be D-shaped, crimped only on one side ("never on top"), filled at least 12.5% with minced beef, onions, potatoes and turnip-like swedes, etc. And they must be made in Cornwall. However, the Open Savoury" category can include "any edible savoury ingredients" (no poison oak). In celebrating "all things Cornish," the festival also includes workshops, music, debates and comedy (perhaps one and the same). Info: http://bit.ly/1agghar

This is not what it sounds like. To enter a Cornish pasty (PAS-tee) in the March 1 event, the little meat pie must have European Union Protected Geographical Indication status, meaning it must be D-shaped, crimped only on one side ("never on top"), filled at least 12.5% with minced beef, onions, potatoes and turnip-like swedes, etc. And they must be made in Cornwall. However, the Open Savoury" category can include "any edible savoury ingredients" (no poison oak). In celebrating "all things Cornish," the festival also includes workshops, music, debates and comedy (perhaps one and the same). Info: http://bit.ly/1agghar (Ben Foster)

This is not what it sounds like. To enter a Cornish pasty (PAS-tee) in the March 1 event, the little meat pie must have European Union Protected Geographical Indication status, meaning it must be D-shaped, crimped only on one side ("never on top"), filled at least 12.5% with minced beef, onions, potatoes and turnip-like swedes, etc. And they must be made in Cornwall. However, the Open Savoury" category can include "any edible savoury ingredients" (no poison oak). In celebrating "all things Cornish," the festival also includes workshops, music, debates and comedy (perhaps one and the same). Info: http://bit.ly/1agghar